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Until Sam Hinkie decided to trade Michael Carter-Williams and K.J. McDaniels, the 76ers' most intriguing activity at the trade deadline took place after practice early that afternoon. At one of the six baskets ringing the court at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Joel Embiid rolled through a succession of post moves with assistant coach Billy Lange. There was Embiid, spinning left to set up a baseline fadeaway. There was Embiid, pivoting right for a short hook shot. There was Embiid, nimble and fluid and on the move within full view of a contingent of media members standing a few feet away. Embiid did the same thing at the Wells Fargo Center, in front of a slightly larger...

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Until Sam Hinkie decided to trade Michael Carter-Williams and K.J. McDaniels, the 76ers' most intriguing activity at the trade deadline took place after practice early that afternoon. At one of the six baskets ringing the court at Philadelphia College...

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Even statisticians need the preseason to get their regular-season mojo going.
"They took two blocks away from me," Pau Gasol said, smiling, late Saturday night in Milwaukee. "That happens. I'll let it slide because it's preseason."
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Maybe the Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat rivalry isn't dead after all.
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The Dwight Howard drama is over with Thursday’s blockbuster trade (pending league approval.)
Our National Dwightmare is over — at least that’s what everybody says outside of Orlando. We know better.
It will never be over, not really.
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